#4E508F#4E508F

#4E508F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.101 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E508F
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 143)
HSL	hsl(238, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(238, 45%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.5%, 44.1%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.63, 16.56, -35.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.63, 38.93, 295.18°)
OKLab	oklab(46.01% 0.018 -0.0996)
OKLCH	oklch(46.01% 0.101 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.9670, 9.3397, 27.2061)
Luminance	0.0934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E508F #8F8D4E

analogous

#4E708F #4E508F #6C4E8F

triadic

#4E508F #8F4E50 #508F4E

tetradic

#4E508F #8F4E70 #8F8D4E #4E8F6C

square

#4E508F #8F4E70 #8F8D4E #4E8F6C

split-complementary

#4E508F #8F6C4E #708F4E

monochromatic

#232440 #383A67 #4E508F #6C6EAF #9395C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#4E508F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#4E508F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E508F

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E508F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E508F	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385991

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#34548E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395D68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e508f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.101 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8381b0',
    500: '#4e508f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e508f;
$custom-light: #8381b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e508f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.154,
    "s": 29.412,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46009,
    "c": 0.10122,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E508F

secondary

#B1AF88

accent

#C362C6

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF5

border

#CAC9CF

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E508F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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